Luka Kulenović

Luka Kulenović
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Heracles Almelo
Number 19
Youth career
Borac Banja Luka
2016–2017 Krupa
2017–2018 Trenčín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Željezničar Banja Luka 28 (13)
2019–2020 Osijek II 6 (0)
2020 Kustošija 2 (0)
2020–2022 Rudar Prijedor 48 (5)
2022–2023 Sloga Meridian 17 (6)
2023–2024 Slovan Liberec 29 (7)
2024– Heracles Almelo 13 (7)
International career‡
2024– Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Luka Kulenović (pronounced [lûːka kulêːnoʋitɕ]; born 29 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo. Born in Canada, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Kulenović started his professional career at Željezničar Banja Luka, before joining Osijek II in 2019. In 2020, he switched to Kustošija. Later that year, he signed with Rudar Prijedor. Two years later, he joined Sloga Meridian. Kulenović was transferred to Slovan Liberec in 2023. The following year, he moved to Heracles Almelo.

Kulenović made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024.

Club career

Early career

Kulenović started playing football at Borac Banja Luka and played in the youth setups of Krupa and Trenčín, before signing with Željezničar Banja Luka in August 2018.[2] He made his professional debut against Tekstilac on 25 August at the age of 18 and managed to score a goal.[3] Kulenović scored his first career hat-trick in a triumph over Podrinje Janja on 18 May 2019.[4]

In August, he joined Croatian team Osijek II. In February 2020, he switched to Kustošija.[5]

In June, he went to Rudar Prijedor.[6]

In June 2022, he moved to Sloga Meridian.[7]

In July 2023, Kulenović signed for Czech side Slovan Liberec.[8]

In July 2024, he was transferred to Dutch outfit Heracles Almelo.[9]

International career

In November 2024, Kulenović received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for 2024–25 UEFA Nations League games against Germany and the Netherlands.[10] He debuted against the former on 16 November.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Željezničar Banja Luka 2018–19 First League of the RS 28 13 – – – 28 13
Osijek II 2019–20 Croatian First League 6 0 – – – 6 0
Kustošija 2019–20 Croatian First League 2 0 – – – 2 0
Rudar Prijedor 2020–21 First League of the RS 23 4 2 0 – – 25 4
2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 25 1 1 0 – – 26 1
Total 48 5 3 0 – – 51 5
Sloga Meridian 2022–23 Bosnian Premier League 17 6 0 0 – – 17 6
Slovan Liberec 2023–24 Czech First League 29 7 2 0 – 1[b] 0 32 7
Heracles Almelo 2024–25 Eredivisie 13 7 1 0 – – 14 7
Career total 143 38 6 0 – 1 0 150 38
  1. ^ Includes Bosnian Cup, Czech Cup, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Czech First League play-offs for UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Rudar Prijedor[12]

References

  1. ^ "Luka Kulenovic". heracles.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Kulenović je novi Zmaj: Rođen u Torontu, briljirao u Premijer ligi, nedavno tresao i mrežu Ajaxa". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Sloga tri od tri, Borcu bod u Janji, pobjeda Slavije". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Prva liga RS: Tinejdžeri očitali lekciju starijim kolegama". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Nema odmora za Barbareza i pomoćnike: Nakon Baždara, još jedan napadač pojačava Zmajeve". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 2 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Rudar Prijedor angažovao još jedno pojačanje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Kulenović potpisao za Borac, banjalučani ga odmah proslijedili na posudbu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Zablistao u Premijer ligi, sada potpisao za klub u Češkoj". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Luka Kulenović pronašao novi klub: Jedva čekam da pokažem svoje kvalitete". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Barbarez objavio spisak za Njemačku i Nizozemsku, tri nova imena". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Debakl u Freiburgu: Njemačka brojala do sedam, najteži poraz Zmajeva". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b "L. Kulenović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Luka Kulenović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 November 2024.